A case of sedition and defamation worth Tk1,000 has been filed against Tapashee Tabassum Urmi, the suspended assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat, in a Khulna court.
The case was filed by one Showkot Hossain on Wednesday in the Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate-2 court.
The plaintiff’s lawyer, SM Masudur Rahman said that the case was filed due to negative comments made by Tapashee Tabassum Urmi on social media platform Facebook, targeting Dr Muhammad Yunus, the head of the interim government and Abu Sayed, who was killed during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The court has accepted the case and ordered the CID to investigate.
The CID has been instructed to submit the investigation report by December 15.
In the complaint, the plaintiff mentioned that as a government official, Tapashee Tabassum Urmi posting such remarks on Facebook indicates that she has initiated a conspiracy to overthrow the government and target its chief adviser, Dr Muhammad Yunus.
Her comments are considered a crime of sedition. By making such remarks, she has committed the crime of sedition and tarnished the reputation of the head of government by inciting hatred and derogatory remarks among the public through Facebook.
The case document also said Dr Muhammad Yunus, the head adviser to the Bangladesh government, is an internationally renowned personality, having received the Nobel Prize and over a hundred other awards. By posting such status updates on Facebook, the accused has defamed the head adviser both nationally and socially.
